Published on March 22, 2010 by Technology Slice
Discovery Channel’s ‘Life’ Debuts – Tonight, the Discovery Channel debuts the first two episodes of “Life,” its eagerly awaited follow-up to 2007’s nature documentary series “Planet Earth.” Narrated by Oprah Winfrey, “Life” consists of 11 shows that each explore a different facet of the world’s animal kingdom, ranging from reptiles to mammals to plants. A [...]
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Published on March 10, 2010 by Technology Slice
Facet Biotech Sold – Drug and medical products company Abbott Laboratories said Tuesday it will buy Facet Biotech Corp. for about $450 million in cash, expanding the company’s access to biotechnology drugs, including a potential treatment for multiple sclerosis. Facet and its partner Biogen Idec plan to move the potential multiple sclerosis drug daclizumab into [...]
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Published on February 1, 2010 by Technology Slice
The principal of a private school in north Queensland says the Federal Government’s My School website can be a good resource for parents. The site was launched last week, but has been widely criticised by parents and teachers’ groups concerned it will be used to create league tables. Tony Grear from Whitsunday Anglican School in [...]
Tags: Academic Achievement, Assessment Program, Facet, Federal Government, Grear, League Tables, Literacy And Numeracy, Mackay, National Assessment, North Queensland, Parents And Teachers, private school, Resource For Parents, S Education, School Principal, Whitsunday Anglican School
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